2008 Spielvogel Memorial - Round 1
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The 2008 N.F.Spielvogel Memorial attracted a field of 11 players, with quite a few new faces at the club. The first game to finish was Joel Beggs versus Charlie van der Winkel. A Giuco Piano, Joel played a text book game and delivered checkmate in 8 moves before his opponent new what happened. Jamie Brotheridge took on Michael Schreenan who defended with something resembling a King's Indian Defence. Black shed the exchange in the middlegame and went downhill fast from there in a rook versus bishop endgame. Chris Holley played a Bird's Opening against Patrick Cook and held his position against the top seed until a "fingerfehler" resulted in a loss of material, Black finished off his opponent in efficient manner thereafter. Switzer Bell met John Abson and played the primitive Elephant Opening (1. e4 e5 2. d4?!), developing in a slow and steady fashion. In an interesting middlegame, White had 3 pawns for a piece, but with a badly exposed King, Black then blundered a piece and White cleaned up quickly. The last game to finish was Chris Segrave versus Rob Loveband. What began as another Bird's Opening quickly transposed to a King's Gambit. Black kept the pawn and gradually seized the initiative, then picked up 2 pieces to have a completely won game. White resigned not long after. Patrick Prevett had the bye.
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